AI Is Better Than Us At Monitoring Images And Video

You’ve undoubtedly heard exciting reports about how artificial intelligence, or AI, is rapidly changing some of the ways we do ordinary activities. According to Eirik Thorsnes, a system manager at Norway’s Uni Research Computing, artificial intelligence excels compared to humans when it comes to looking at pictures and videos.

Thorsnes and his colleagues from a facility called the Centre for Data Analysis say there will be an increasing demand for artificial intelligence used to analyze images and video feeds. But, Thorsnes cautions it’s not the kind of technology a non-specialist could just plug in and expect to perform flawlessly.

He thinks artificial intelligence-driven video and imagery recognition could be especially useful in applications such as satellite images, health care and environmental analysis. However, for artificial intelligence to work as intended, it relies on complex algorithms, robust software suites and input from humans who are familiar with both those components.

Ways AI Monitoring Is Already Being Used

Experts have already figured out various ways to use AI for monitoring tasks that would be too cumbersome for humans to handle, including for planning purposes to make improvements in roadways. AI-assisted cameras were installed at a particular intersection and taught to recognize how many types of vehicles pass by each day. Once AI learns which information is important, it seems there are no limits to what it might achieve.

Such advancements are also being used to monitor traffic in a different way in business sectors. Live answering services are actually less efficient than automated services, which is why some businesses depend on virtual systems that offer an initial point of contact.

Callers can press buttons on their phone keypad or speak certain phrases when prompted to tell the system what they need. This is an example of how AI’s worthiness expands beyond video and image-based monitoring into the audio realm.